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Elisha85's avatar
Elisha85
Member
15 years ago

PLEASE HELP - CLINICAL TRIALS

Hi All,

Im hoping someone can help me and point me in the right direction...

My friend has secondary breast cancer gone to other breast, lungs and liver... They tried 2 or 3 chemos and nothing is working so her dr has given up and on wednesday they gave her 8 hours to live... she is still going and is not on morphene yet and still in good spirits considering... I want to give her an option of getting a second opinion with a doctor who is into the clinical trials as i believe this is her only hope...

Can anyone help with remomending a dr in sydney who you believe will give anything ago???

 

Hope to hear from you soon x

clinical-trials

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  • chemostyle's avatar
    chemostyle
    Member
    15 years ago

    sorry to hear this.  I am not experience, but my first intinct after reading your note ... I thought of these sites ...

    Research funded by cancer site:

    http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid=728

     
    Trial Unit Area Health Service (AHS) Contact Person
    Riverina Cancer Care Centre Clinical Trials Unit Greater Southern Mr Damien Williams
    Cancer Surgery Trials Unit, Cancer Surgery Outcomes Centre, RPAH Sydney South West Prof Michael Solomon
    Palliative Care Clinical Trials Unit, Sacred Heart St Vincent's Hospital South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra A/Prof Richard Chye
    Northern Sydney Cancer Centre Radiation Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, RNSH Northern Sydney/Central Coast A/Prof Graeme Morgan
    Oncology Clinic, Tamworth Base Hospital Hunter/New England A/Prof David Goldstein
    Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, Bankstown - Lidcombe Hospital Sydney South West Dr Fred Kirsten
    Breast Surgeons NSW Sydney South West Dr Andrew Spillane
    Sydney Cancer Centre, Concord Repatriation General Hospital Sydney South West Dr Judith Trotman
    Department of Medical Oncology, The Tweed Hospital North Coast Dr Ehtesham Abdi

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    Cancer Trials NSW

    http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au/cancer_inst/research/trials_nadm.html

    Clinical Training in Medical Oncology

    http://www.cancerresearch.unsw.edu.au/crcweb.nsf/page/medoncinsesiahs

     

     

  • chemostyle's avatar
    chemostyle
    Member
    15 years ago

    sorry to hear this.  I am not experience, but my first intinct after reading your note ... I thought of these sites ...

    Research funded by cancer site:

    http://www.cancercouncil.com.au/editorial.asp?pageid=728

     
    Trial Unit Area Health Service (AHS) Contact Person
    Riverina Cancer Care Centre Clinical Trials Unit Greater Southern Mr Damien Williams
    Cancer Surgery Trials Unit, Cancer Surgery Outcomes Centre, RPAH Sydney South West Prof Michael Solomon
    Palliative Care Clinical Trials Unit, Sacred Heart St Vincent's Hospital South Eastern Sydney & Illawarra A/Prof Richard Chye
    Northern Sydney Cancer Centre Radiation Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, RNSH Northern Sydney/Central Coast A/Prof Graeme Morgan
    Oncology Clinic, Tamworth Base Hospital Hunter/New England A/Prof David Goldstein
    Oncology Clinical Trials Unit, Bankstown - Lidcombe Hospital Sydney South West Dr Fred Kirsten
    Breast Surgeons NSW Sydney South West Dr Andrew Spillane
    Sydney Cancer Centre, Concord Repatriation General Hospital Sydney South West Dr Judith Trotman
    Department of Medical Oncology, The Tweed Hospital North Coast Dr Ehtesham Abdi

    << Hide

     

    Cancer Trials NSW

    http://www.cancerinstitute.org.au/cancer_inst/research/trials_nadm.html

    Clinical Training in Medical Oncology

    http://www.cancerresearch.unsw.edu.au/crcweb.nsf/page/medoncinsesiahs

     

     

  • TonyaM's avatar
    TonyaM
    Member
    15 years ago

    I see Prof. Harnett -he is the director of the cancer institute,Westmead Hosp. But I don't know if he is doing any trials.Might be worth checking.So sorry to hear about your friend.

                                            Tonya xx

  • TonyaM's avatar
    TonyaM
    Member
    15 years ago

    I see Prof. Harnett -he is the director of the cancer institute,Westmead Hosp. But I don't know if he is doing any trials.Might be worth checking.So sorry to hear about your friend.

                                            Tonya xx